Mike Domitrz
Mike Domitrz | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Publisher, Educator[1][2] |
| Known for | The Center for Respect[3][4] |
| Notable work | Voices of Courage,[5] May I Kiss You? |
| Website | datesafeproject |
Mike Domitrz is an American educator, author, publisher[6] and the founder of Center for Respect (formerly Date Safe Project), an organization with a mission to prevent sexual assaults and encourage safe dating.
Career[edit]
Domitrz started his career as an educator in the field of sexual assault awareness in 1991[7] after his older sister became a victim of a sexual assault in 1989. Domitrz started campaigning towards prevention of such mishaps, interviewed experts and by 2003 he founded the organization, The Center for Respect (formerly Date Safe Project).[8] The organization helps sexual assault survivors cope with their trauma as well as arranges and gives presentations at schools and military institutions to prevent the issue all together from occurring in the society.[9] The program focuses on a consent through asking first, bystander intervention, and supporting survivors.[10]
As a part of his campaign with the project, Domitrz has gotten teenagers,[11] school students,[12] college[13] & university students,[14] and military personnel[15][16] to partake in his campaign to help them understand importance of such issues.[17]
Domitrz started the campaign as a formal one, in 1991, as a dedicated seminar titled "Can I Kiss you?" that focused on getting the participants to focus on clear communication via asking first as opposed to mind reading. Domitrz received in-depth[18] media attention,[19][20] interviews[21][22] and coverage[23][24] once his seminar and campaign became a part of the larger project which helped deliver his message worldwide.[25]
References[edit]
- ^ Beranek, Brandon (April 23, 2014). "Can I Kiss You?". Juneau County Star-Times.
- ^ "Mike Domitrz". The Date Safe Project. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016.
- ^ "The Date safe project". News4jax.com. June 18, 2014.
- ^ "Date Safe Project". The Kathleen Dunn Show. Wisconsin Public Radio. June 18, 2014.
- ^ Domitrz, Mike. "Voices of Courage". The Date Safe Project. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ Davis, Marketta (April 11, 2015). "'Can I Kiss You': NASP hosts Date Safe Project speaker". Pensacola News Journal.
- ^ Alexander, Jordan (August 16, 2015). "Sexual assault prevention speaker targets CMU Students". NBC 11 News.
- ^ Nielsen, Rob (February 4, 2014). "'Kiss' And Tell". Yankton Press & Dakotan.
- ^ "Random Lake students learn about safe dating during presentation". Sheboygan Press. February 4, 2015.
- ^ "Schools take new steps to open the conversation with students". Sheboygan Press. February 14, 2015.
- ^ "Raising Boys: Healthy Dating and Standing Up for Respect - The Good Men Project". The Good Men Project. April 2, 2014.
- ^ Lynk, Jessica (October 7, 2015). "Sexual assault program opens consent conversation". The Times-Delphic.
- ^ Brantz, Alisa (March 31, 2015). "National Date Safe Project presents Can I Kiss you?". The Sheridan Press.
- ^ Wolper, Caitlin (January 27, 2015). "Date Safe Project Founder Mike Domitrz advises consent in relationships". Penn State Daily Collegian.
- ^ "Team V members: Can I Kiss You?". AFSPC. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ Cahn, Dianna (September 21, 2014). "Navy has the talk about sex and respect". The Virginian-Pilot.
- ^ Khadaroo, Stacy Teicher (July 16, 2014). "Mike Domitrz developed 'Can I Kiss You?' to promote healthy dating". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729.
- ^ Docter, Cary (February 19, 2014). "Learn more about "The Date Safe Project"". Fox 6.
- ^ Tucker, Erika (August 22, 2014). "2 U of Ottawa hockey players charged with sex assault of 21-yr-old victim". Global News.
- ^ Khadaroo, Stacy Teicher (August 29, 2014). "California's 'yes means yes' bill: how it addresses campus sexual assault". Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ Burke, Amy (February 18, 2014). "Organization helps keep local teens safe while dating". TMJ 4. Archived from the original on July 30, 2014.
- ^ "Ending Sexual Assault". NBC Dateline.
- ^ Bolus, Kathleen (24 August 2014). "Marywood speaker uses humor to talk about seriousness of sexual assault". The Times-Tribune.
- ^ "Award-winning speaker teaching students important lessons on sexual decision making - Watch News Videos Online". Global News. August 27, 2014.
- ^ Stevens, Heidi (April 2, 2015). "Healthy consent starts with, 'Can I kiss you?'". Chicago-Tribune.